State Puerto Ricans not surprised at increase in hurricane deaths

WATERBURY – Harvard University researchers released a study last week estimating at least 4,645 deaths in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria, more than 70 times larger than the island territory’s official estimate of 64 deaths. For many in Connecticut’s large Puerto Rican population, the result was infuriating, if not much of a […]

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The American people do not feel the connection to a third world island government that refuses to adapt to English. It separates them and will continue to until they accept adoption to the mainland. The island government is also corrupt and often lie to it’s people as noted in this article. The island’s antiquated infrastructure is also the fault of their government . No one trusts where the supplies and money go to, that’s why these local leaders personally go there to hand out the relief. Where is the Clinton Foundation? They raised hundreds of millions to build a hospital in Hati and the hospital was never build. Where is the money Hillary? Did you spend it on Chelsea’s wedding? Corruption is everywhere.

@bopplum ….. your statement was ignorant and wreaked of prejudice. Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory …..not a country. The people who live on the island are Americans, they are U.S. citizens. While they don’t pay taxes through payroll directly to the federal government they spend money on mainland products everyday! Most of the products sold on the island are imported directly from the mainland and are much costlier than you or I pay for an item here in the states. And that spending profits “American” companies that do pay federal taxes which in turn should and are allowed to be used for the purpose of assisting Puerto Ricans in a time of crisis.

Don’t fool yourself or anyone else…. Puerto Rico SUPPORTS American hard working tax dollars just like you and I.

Sure you jest? Take a ride down South Main. Go shopping on the 1st of the month. Watch all those “Puerto Rico SUPPORTS American hard working tax dollars” being spent with a little grey card. Come on dude!

I agree conservative1 …….. as hard of a situation as it is on the island …. it’s also a perfect time to rebuild the infrastructure, give it a clean slate government speaking-wise. It could end up being not JUST a tourist spot but a hub for economic business. Make education and training a priority. Holding all accountable to move the island forward.

Saints and bopplum I love it! Amen!! Stay in your own 3rd world country and take care of yourselves! Complain to the Dems and the Clintons who pandered for the Puerto Rican votes then turn their backs and MONEY on you!! OPEN YOUR EYES PEOPLE!!! DEMS = CORRUPT ELITISTS!

Yea, I know a lot of hard working pr`s. The reason they get such a rap is not really their fault. Most of us can talk about how hard our ancestors worked back in the day, but they also had a lot of low skilled jobs and almost no welfare. I am in my mid 40’s and remember working in low skilled factories where they gave benefits and overtime rather than new hires. Now companies go to seminars to learn how not to give their low skilled enough hours so they are not mandated to pay benefits. Every program they ever built to help the working poor seems to make it worse and more bleak. Yea , record unemployment but in what other age in America did you have a family of 4 putting in 60 hours or so and need state aid to survive, the working poor know how it is and the skilled workers who came from working poor should be thankful their parents and grandparents didn’t come here when all the dirty factories and mills were already in Asia because our corporations that buy our politicians can exploit them more and put a green friendly face on the devil. Go ahead and blame the Puerto Ricans and go buy something from China because it’s cheap and that’s all you can afford because every year energy, food, transportation and medical expenses go through the roof. It is so bad it is cheaper for some people to vacation in the third world and get medical treatment because somehow it is that cheap.

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